CITIZENS OF
AURORA
THE RIFT PROTOCOL

Craft. Survive. Explore. Tame.

Rebuild civilization across Aurora's transformed Moon and journey across the solar system.

CRAFTING

From tools to starships. Turn resources into progress.

SURVIVAL

Brave harsh environments, dynamic weather, and an unforgiving frontier.

EXPLORATION

Travel from Aurora to distant worlds filled with mystery and opportunity.

TAMING

Befriend and ride unique creatures across alien biomes.

BUILDING

Establish outposts, automated bases, and thriving colonies.

MULTIPLAYER

Survive, build, and explore together in a persistent shared universe.

OUR STORY

A SECOND DAWN

The Rift opened routes from Earth to the transformed Moon. When a second asteroid wave threatened Earth, the Rift Protocol brought survivors to Aurora.

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02 / PEOPLE & ORGANIZATIONS

The Aurora Charter.

Separate organizations cooperate under a shared Aurora charter. Citizens may remain independent, progress within one branch or join several. The eight branch identities below are working proposals for this confirmed structure.

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Citizens of Aurora shared Phoenix A insignia in eight branch treatments: Science, Escort, Security, Engineering, Medical, Logistics, Survey and Ecology
ONE SHARED PHOENIX / EIGHT BRANCH TREATMENTSWorking visual proposals
Structure confirmed

Separate organizations.
A shared Aurora identity.

Organizations retain their separate identities and cooperate through a shared Aurora charter. A functional branch describes a type of work; it does not by itself establish a separate legal organization.

PMC / WORKING NAME

Bastion Response Group

PMC groups help protect the research effort and support rescue, protection and escort during the evacuation and Aurora’s rebuilding.

Proposed home for Escort and Security. The name and branch assignments are open for review.

Draft charter principles for discussion
The Aurora Charter is a framework for cooperating organizations while keeping distinct identities. Branch participation is optional; citizens may remain independent, join one branch or pursue multiple memberships. Recruitment, ranks, access rights and rewards remain design decisions, not activated public registration.
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BRANCH APPLICATION STUDIES

Choose a role. See its identity.

Each study carries the phoenix/A onto an Aurora suit, field equipment and facility markings. Branch titles, roles and provider assignments are working proposals.

Science and Rift Research application study showing Aurora suit, scientific field equipment and Phoenix A facility insignia
SUIT & INSIGNIA / FIELD EQUIPMENT / FACILITY APPLICATION
SCIENCE / APPLICATION STUDY

Science & Rift Research

Study the Rift, portal behavior, materials and environmental changes, and communicate findings to the other organizations.

EXAMPLE WORK
  • Survey a portal site
  • Collect and analyze environmental samples
  • Maintain research instruments
  • Share findings needed for safer expeditions
EQUIPMENT DIRECTION

Field scanner · Sealed sample case · Research tablet · Aurora suit with an opaque sensor helmet

WORKING PROVIDER

Independent research organization — working functional description

CITIZEN AFFILIATION / INTERFACE CONCEPT

Your place in Aurora.

All three paths are part of the confirmed direction. Try how independent status, a single branch or several memberships could appear alongside the shared citizen identity.

Interactive design preview
CHOOSE A PLAYER PATH TO PREVIEW

Selections only change this reference preview. Membership, recruitment and progression will be designed for the game. Independent activities and access remain available by design.

AURORA / CITIZEN RECORD CONCEPT VIEW
CITIZENS OF AURORA

Independent citizen

Your Aurora identity stands on its own. Formal branch membership is optional.

Independent citizen · No formal branch memberships
SHARED CITIZEN IDENTITY / OPTIONAL BRANCH AFFILIATION
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT MAP

Road to Aurora

A public view of the systems currently being built for Citizens of Aurora. It shows development direction without exposing internal design files, private tools, or working documents.

CURRENT DIRECTION · OCT 2026
PHASE 01
LIVE FOUNDATION

Online Foundation

  • Public website and online endpoint
  • Pilot login and persistent identity
  • Server-backed player data
PHASE 02
ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

Flight & Ship Life

  • Physical cockpit interaction
  • Space legs and ship interiors
  • Recall, autopilot and vehicle storage
PHASE 03
ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

Aurora World

  • Alien biomes and points of interest
  • World streaming and terrain collision
  • Water, weather and performance work
PHASE 04
ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

Survival & Settlement

  • Inventory, loadout and crafting
  • Habitation, storage and building
  • Creature handling and taming systems
PHASE 05
IN PROGRESS

Multiplayer Systems

  • Dedicated server architecture
  • Parties, invites and player tracking
  • Authoritative movement and collisions
PHASE 06
PLANNED

Expansion & Polish

  • More missions, enemies and POIs
  • Expanded solar-system destinations
  • QA, optimization and fidelity passes
Development order can change as systems are tested and validated. This map intentionally does not publish uncommitted release dates.